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Gravlax Recipe
Here is our family Gravlax recipe we make each fall when the steelhead salmon are running up stream near our home. This is a very simple recipe for home cured salmon.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 284 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Swedish
Ingredients
- 4 lbs salmon or steelhead fillets (7-9 lbs. whole fish or )
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp black peppercorns
- 2 Tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 oz vodka
- 1 cup Dill about 1 bunch of fresh dill, chopped
Instructions
- Chop off stems of dill bunch and discard. Rinse.
- Finely chop the dill.
- Once the salmon/steelhead is dressed, you will end up with about 4 lbs. (2 fillets)
- Grind the coriander seeds and black peppercorns in a spice mill or coffee grinder.
- Combine the sugar, salt, black pepper and coriander in a bowl.
- On 2 plastic wrap sheets lay the fillets, skin side down, side by side and sprinkle with the vodka. (Vodka is optional but traditional.)
- Cover them in the salt/sugar/spice cure. Place the chopped dill in the middle and make a "sandwich". Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and place in a rectangular container. Weigh down with a small foil covered brick, or large cans.
- Turn every day for three days. Drain off the liquid each day when turning. On the third day unwrap and rinse off the dill and salt cure.
- Pat dry with paper towels. Remove pin bones carefully with a pair of needle nose pliers.
- When ready to serve slice thinly on a bias.
- Serve with pumpernickel bread, cream cheese,capers and chopped red onions.
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Notes
- Fresh is best. If you don't fish, go for the freshest your grocery store has to offer.
- Keep your surface CLEAN.
- Feel free to adjust the spice proportions to taste.
Nutrition Information
Calories
284kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
7143mg
(298%)
Potassium
813mg
(23%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
375IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
3.5mg
(4%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
1.9mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 284
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 284kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 7143mg | 298% |
| Potassium | 813mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 375IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 3.5mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.